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Odean Maye

Angel Investor at VentureSouth

United States

Overview 

Odean Maye is a seasoned technologist and investor with a strong background in financial statement analysis, mergers & acquisitions, and investment banking. Currently serving as an Angel Investor at Cap Table Coalition and VentureSouth, Odean has held leadership roles at prominent companies like Capital One and GSK, showcasing expertise in product management, software development, and technology management. Highlights of Odean's career include his roles as Senior Director of Product Management at Capital One and Director of Product Engineering at GSK, where he led technology platforms and software engineering teams, demonstrating a deep understanding of financial services and healthcare industries.

Work Experience 

  • Angel Investor

    2022 - Current

    Partnering with early-stage startups to deploy capital and create value together. Advising portfolio founders and teams on technology and business strategy. My portfolio includes fintech, AI and data-driven technology platforms, B2B SaaS and renewable energy, but I’m excited to look at anything pushing the boundaries of innovation.

Cap Table Coalition creates investment opportunities for traditionally marginalized investors.

  • Angel Investor

    2022

    Partnering with early-stage startups to deploy capital and create value together. Advising portfolio founders and teams on technology and business strategy. My portfolio includes fintech, AI and data-driven technology platforms, B2B SaaS and renewable energy, but I’m excited to look at anything pushing the boundaries of innovation.

VentureSouth is an early stage venture firm that operates angel groups and funds.

  • Senior Director, Product Management, Enterprise Data Platforms

    2020 - 2024

    Led product strategy and operations for Capital One’s API and Developer platform, which supported over 10 billion daily transactions and served 10,000 monthly users. I drove fintech integrations, unified the developer experience, and aligned API products with enterprise goals. I also led a 200+ person team, ensuring the platform met performance, security, and regulatory standards.

Capital One is a diversified banking company that offers early and later stage venture, and debt financing investments.

Raised $954,000,000.00 from Berkshire Hathaway.

  • Director, Product Engineering, Technology Platform

    2018 - 2020

    Led globally distributed engineering teams and delivered scalable platforms such as the API Platform and Enterprise Search, significantly improving enterprise-wide data access. I also championed cloud adoption and ensured technical initiatives aligned with key business objectives.

  • Software Engineer, Manager

    2014 - 2018

    Led architecture and development of scalable, cloud-native microservices using Node.js and Java, while mentoring junior developers and promoting engineering best practices. Designed secure, distributed systems with RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures. Managed AWS infrastructure and applied deep networking expertise to resolve complex issues. Produced technical documentation and reference architectures to support cross-functional collaboration.

Capital One is a diversified banking company that offers early and later stage venture, and debt financing investments.

Raised $954,000,000.00 from Berkshire Hathaway.

  • Software Engineer

    2013 - 2014

    Designed and built enterprise-scale consumer web applications serving millions of users monthly. Developed secure solutions using C#, ASP.NET, and PHP across Windows and Unix environments. Managed Unix server infrastructure, handling deployments, monitoring, and system administration. Ensured security and compliance through testing, assessments, and secure coding, while collaborating across agile teams to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions.

  • Founder

    2008 - 2013

    Founded and led a brand analytics startup in college, developing software to extract consumer insights from social media data. Grew the business to over $500K in annual revenue with a lean team of four. Navigated market shifts driven by evolving data privacy regulations, ultimately winding down operations.

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